Chapter 8 Social Stratification

What is Social Stratification?

• The division of society into categories, ranks, or classes.

• The unequal sharing of scarce resources and social rewards

• A social structure in which classes are determined by ascribed status.

• A social structure in which classes are determined by achieved status.

The unequal sharing of scarce resources and social rewards is known as...

• Social Inequality

• Social Stratification

• Exogamy

• Bourgeoisie

A Social Class is...

• a grouping of people with similar levels of wealth, power, and prestige

• a social structure in which classes are determined by ascribed status.

• social structures in which classes are determined by achieved status.

• division of society into categories, ranks, or classes

Wealth is...

• made up of assets - the value of everything a person owns - and income - money earned through salaries, investment returns, or other capital gains.

• the ability to control the behavior of others, with or without their consent.

• respect, honor, recognition, or courtesy an individual receives from other members of society

• the greatest thing ever

The ability to control the behavior of others, with or without their consent is...

• Power

• Prestige

• Wealth

• incorruptible

Prestige is...

• respect, honor, recognition, or courtesy an individual receives from other members of society

• made up of assets- the value of everything a person owns- and income- money earned through salaries, investment returns, or other capital gains.

• the ability to control the behavior of others, with or without their consent.

• highly overrated

The movement between or within social classes is known as...

• Social Mobility

• Socioeconomic Status (SES)

• Prestige

• Endogamy

Horizontal Mobility is...

• the movement of an individual from one social position to another of the same rank

• the movement between or within social classes.

• the movement of an individual from one social position to another of a different rank

• a standard of living that is below the minimum level considered adequate by society

The movement of an individual from one social position to another of a different rank

• Vertical Mobility

• Horizontal Mobility

• Social Mobility

• Poverty

Poverty is...

• a standard of living that is below the minimum level considered adequate by society

• the minimum annual income needed by a family to survive

• consistent across cultures.

• the result of unemployment